The Aviva Stadium was full of emotion on Saturday as Ireland locked horns with France in the Six Nations.
Both Johnny Sexton and Andrew Porter could be seen with tears in their eyes as Amhran Na Bhfiann was blasted out prior to kick-off.
And fans loved the passion shown in the faces of both men, as well as the rest of the Ireland team.
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One tweeted: "The emotion from @JohnnySexton during the anthem has me so emotional before the game even starts!"
Another said: "Incredible passion in the anthems from the Irish lads ,especially Johnny Sexton and Peter o'Mahony!safe to say the Irish are up for it."
Someone else added: "Andrew porter crying. This is huge!"
One other tweet read: "The Emotion in @JohnnySexton face right now has got me.. huge game ahead for the Irish."
Ireland welcome reigning Grand Slam champions France to Dublin seeking a record 13th consecutive victory to put themselves in the driving seat for Six Nations title glory.
Andy Farrell, who has yet to beat Les Bleus as head coach, was forced into one change from last weekend’s emphatic win in Wales, with Dan Sheehan’s hamstring injury handing a chance to back-up hooker Rob Herring.
France are the only visiting side to have won at the Aviva Stadium during Farrell’s tenure and arrived in fine form on the back of 14 victories in a row.
Despite an unconvincing bonus-point win over Italy in round one, head coach Fabien Galthie stuck with an unchanged starting XV.
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